| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Chimaphila japonica Miq. |
| Synonyms | Chimaphila astyla Maxim. |
| Chimaphila fukuyamai Masam. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 900-3100m |
| Description | leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, lanceolate, acute, finely serrulate, scapes scabrous-pubescent, flowers solitary, pendent, 13-18mm across, petals 6-9mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Primorye , Sakhalin ) China (China South-Central , Manchuria , China North-Central , China Southeast , Tibet ) Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea , Taiwan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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